Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium

Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
Former names	Seminole Stadium (1983-1988) Dick Howser Stadium (1988-2005)
Location	Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Coordinates	30°26′26″N 84°18′15″W / 30.440589°N 84.304064°W / 30.440589; -84.304064Coordinates: 30°26′26″N 84°18′15″W / 30.440589°N 84.304064°W / 30.440589; -84.304064
Opened	March 28, 1983
Owner	Florida State University
Operator	Florida State University
Surface	Natural grass
Construction cost	$14 million (including renovation)[1]
Capacity	6,700
Field dimensions	Left Field - 340 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right Field - 320 ft Right Field Fence - 30 ft
Tenants
Florida State Seminoles (NCAA Division I ACC) (1983-Present)

Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium is a baseball venue located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, located adjacent to Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State University. It is the home field of the Florida State Seminoles baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference. It opened in 1983 and was renovated in 2004. The two-year, $12 million renovation project expanded the seating capacity to 6,700.^[2]

History

Third-base line at Dick Howser Stadium

In 1988, the stadium portion of the venue was named after Florida State's first baseball All-American, Dick Howser, also a former head baseball coach of the program. In 2005, the field itself was dedicated to current Florida State head coach Mike Martin.^[2]

The stadium has played host to 26 NCAA Regional Tournaments since opening in 1983.^[3]

Attendance

The stadium annually ranks among the top 10 nationally in attendance and set records in 2003 for total and average attendance.^[2]

In 2011, the Seminoles ranked 7th in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 4,654 per home game.^[4]

Records

The single-game attendance record of 6,789 spectators was set on April 19, 2008, when Florida State defeated then-No. 1 Miami 9-5. During the week of April 14-20, 2008, 30,179 fans watched Florida State play a total of five games against intrastate competition, the (Florida Gators, North Florida Ospreys, and Miami Hurricanes). The series record is 19,062, set in that week's Miami series.^{[citation needed]}

Top 10 single-game attendances

The following is a list of the ten highest single-game attendance figures in the venue's history, as of the start of the 2012 season.^[5]

Pictures

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